In the summer of 1960, John Kennedy Toole lived in a small apartment on the corner of Convent and Lafayette streets in Lafayette. His friend and fellow writer Joel L. Fletcher remembers him describing it in Conradian metaphor as “a…
In the movie world, the term “summer blockbuster” means a successful feature film with a big budget and promise of an escape from the summer heat. Most of these movies are made on a Los Angeles set or filmed in…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center announced Lake Area Music: Roots, Rhythms, and Resonance, an immersive exhibition opening on Friday, May 23. Historic…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – The City of Lake Charles presents Joie de Vivre: Celebrating the Black Creole Heritage of Lake Charles, a new exhibit which opened on Thursday, April 10. Art on display is part of the city’s…
OPELOUSAS, La (press release) – The Opelousas Museum proudly showcases artworks by youth of The Talented Arts Program of St. Landry Parish. The reception takes place on Friday, May 9, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The Talented Arts Program is…
“Every painting is a note in a song, or a rain drop in a hurricane that cannot be truly appreciated without taking Pavy’s oeuvre into account,” writes Benjamin Hickey, curator of exhibitions at the Hilliard Art Museum, in the opening…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – The Hilliard Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette unveils Spring Awake, a 2025 opening season featuring three exhibitions. This highly anticipated showcase includes a rare presentation of Acadiana artists from the museum’s…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Omnium Circus will make its Lafayette debut when it brings its uplifting show, “I’m Possible,” to the Heymann Performing Arts Center (1373 S. College Rd.) in Lafayette on Friday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. as…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – The City of Lake Charles is hosting a new exhibit featuring the extraordinary talents of the McNeese Student Art Association. Art on display is part of the city’s initiative to display quarterly exhibits with…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Acadiana Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) announced a new collaboration, anchored by the hiring of acclaimed music director, Matthew Kraemer, as ASO’s new Artistic Advisor. Mr. Kraemer, who is currently the…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) announced the selection of global experiential design and technology company Art Processors and local architecture firm Moliere Chappuis Architects to lead design of the Louisiana Music Museum. The Louisiana…
LAKE CHARLES, La (press release) – Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center announced Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, a spectacular overview of a new form of bead art, the ndwango (“cloth”), developed by women with a shared vision…
An American psychologist once wrote that “a musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” For years Lake Charles artist…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – The 14th annual Southern Screen Festival will be presented in Downtown Lafayette Nov. 21-24. Session highlights include: Voice Acting + Directing with Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Securing Life and Music Rights for Music Docs…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Award-winning actor, director and writer Roger Guenveur Smith stars as Otto Frank, the father of diarist Anne Frank, in this moving one-man show at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 in the Theater at Baranco, located…
Acadians are bursting with creativity, whether it’s coming from our indigenous culture or from visiting visual and performing artists. Literally every corner of our region offers special cultural experiences. Whatever your passion desires when it comes to the arts, Acadiana…
The curvature of a horse’s neck, warm light raking across rusted tire rims, a surgically pruned bonsai tree and the evening glow in a South Louisiana landscape. To most people, these…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) –The Hilliard Art Museum announced the opening of the exhibition RODIN: TOWARD MODERNITY in celebration of the museum’s 20th Anniversary. The exhibition will debut on Friday, Oct. 25. RODIN: TOWARD MODERNITY will include 40 bronze sculptures…
LAFAYETTE, La (press release) – Heart-throbbing experiences are what Performing Arts Serving Acadiana (PASA) has lined up for the 2024-25 season, which rolls out six distinct performances of music, drama, dance and the spoken word in three different venues, beginning…
The South Louisiana landscape with its flowering bayous, marshes, warm humid light, painterly sunsets and seemingly evergreen prairies has never failed to inspire artists. One can clearly see that inspiration in…
LAFAYETTE, La – Performing Arts Serving Acadiana (PASA) has announced its selection of Renaissance Publishing to publish its annual program. “We are excited to partner with Renaissance Publishing for the program for our upcoming performances," said Jacqueline Lyle, PASA’s executive…
OPELOUSAS, La (press release) – The American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum community, recently selected a new cohort of museums to participate in its 2024 Museum Assessment Program, including The Opelousas…
Olivia Luz Perillo, a Lafayette native who now resides in nearby Grand Coteau, is a documentary photographer, filmmaker, musician, artist and social justice activist whose spirit, imagination and art move easily between the natural watery landscape of South Louisiana and…
“Art for the Masses.” What better way to create meaningful and affordable art for the greatest number of people than to produce posters and prints celebrating Southwest Louisiana’s symbolic and ubiquitous “fleur-de-lis” and Mardi Gras revelry. And that’s been Lake…